My Universal Wish List
Vanilla Ice hit me up again tonight. (Shocking.) He appears to be, according to my call log, on an “Every Three Days Try Again with Corrina” schedule. I told him no, again, of course. But it got me to thinking…
Here is this hot guy, forever chasing me around. But he’s obviously not “thee” guy. And the ones I’ve hoped might be thee guy weren’t either. My luck has been less than stellar, to say the least.
I saw on Oprah, one day a while back, that writing what you are seeking in a mate will somehow put it out into the universe and eventually that person will find you.
In the interest of Oprah Science, I have decided to compose such a list.
I’m sure most people write out their lists privately and tuck it away somewhere, but I figure the Universe has a better shot of reading mine if I put it here.
So listen up, Universe, because here it comes.
The qualities I am seeking in my ideal (male) partner are (I specify “male” because I don’t know all the rules and if the Universe sent me a chick with all these qualities, that would just be cruel, being that I happen to be straight.):
1. Has a great sense of humor.
2. Is a great kisser.
3. Is attractive to me.
4. Loves life.
5. Doesn’t take himself too seriously.
6. Gets along well with others.
7. Will watch football and drink beer with me on game days.
8. Loves his mom.
9. Loves animals.
10. Believes in God.
11. Affectionate.
12. Smart.
13. Has a job.
14. Considerate.
15. Honest.
16. Not homophobic and/or racist.
17. Sexually compatible with me.
18. Can stay up late.
Those are no particular order, but all are important to me on different levels.
And there is my “wish” list for whomever I find, or whomever finds me. Until then, I’ll just keep on keepin’ on. And telling Vanilla no.
Peace and Universal Wishes.
Tags: love, Oprah, Universe, Vanilla Ice, wishes
July 19th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Nice list! One thing that topped mine was also, “can take ownership of his own emotions” (ie, none of this “you make me feel” stuff).
Happy Saturday, Barbara
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July 19th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
From personal experience, I’d suggest adding “selfless” and “respectful” to the list. Those are BIG.
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July 19th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I second what Kev said.
Also, “good hygiene” is important. From MY personal experience, don’t take that one for granted…
July 19th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Yes, an excellent list. The suggestions people have made so far are also great. How about … emotionally healthy & stable … but kinda goes without saying I hope! lol Unfortunately sometimes the unhealthy ones can seem like a lot of fun
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July 19th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
According to your list I meet all of your qualifications, so you’d better add - “isn’t married.” Otherwise you’ll be trying to hook up with me and that won’t go over very well with my wife.
July 19th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
I wrote one of those up after I finished getting my divorce. I went into great graphic detail about his personality, abilities, blah, blah. 5 pages worth I think. Didn’t find the perfect guy, but then again, that would probably scare the living crap out of me. I think it helps though to know exactly what you want so you can look and say no without wasting a lot of time.
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July 20th, 2008 at 5:51 am
When you read the list, it really doesn’t seem like that much to ask for, does it? I can’t really think of anything to add, except maybe self-supporting. Just expanding on “has a job” a bit, I guess.
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July 20th, 2008 at 6:15 am
This seems like a very reasonable and realistic list — except for the possibility of the Universe sending you Married Jeff, in which case, yeah, quick: make that change!
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July 20th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Just change “his” to “hers” and “himself” to “herself”, and this list is pretty much what I would expect out of a mate if I were looking for another one. My wife isn’t interested in me having another one, however, so I’ll just settle for cheering you on.
If you believe in “The Secret”, you should make yourself ready for this person to enter your life by preparing space for them so the universe has somewhere to put them. By this I don’t mean a soundproof, escapeproof room in the basement. More like an empty side to the closet or their own side to the bed.
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July 20th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
not a bad list and good thing you specified male, lol…if the universe sent you a chick with all these qualities, we might have to change her name to bob and just roll with it. lol
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July 21st, 2008 at 12:01 am
Okay. Natural kind of beat me to the punch.
I was going to ask if it would be creepy if I met almost all of those requirements. I might have to leave the LOML and shack up with ya.
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July 21st, 2008 at 7:17 am
Yay! That’s an excellent list. Put it out into the universe, and the results will come back. I would read it every day, and edit it as your perceived needs change. It’s a good list to start with! I know it will get results.
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July 21st, 2008 at 8:24 am
WOHA! That is an ideal and it is difficult to find but I hope that you will get one someday. There are few qualities which everyone has in general but who has all, perhaps I am, but i am married, so I am sorry.
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July 21st, 2008 at 11:56 am
Susan said a few comments before: “When you read the list, it really doesn’t seem like that much to ask for, does it?”…
There is some truth in her words, sure, but then again… When you dream, dream it a big style! Ann of sweet-is-my-love.com
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:25 am
Barbara Ling - That’s a good one too.
Kev - Selfless and respectful are, indeed, big. I kind of assumed them in the “considerate” and “honest” items b/c it’s hard to be those two things without also being selfless and respectful. I’ll wish them just in case though.
Angi - LOL- Good hygiene is necessary to get me to speak to you for longer than 60 seconds. I didn’t want to burden the Universe with something I can definitely handle myself. Ha ha ha
Drowsey - I’ve pretty much dated all the emotionally unhealthy/unstable ones so I’m hoping that my karma has evened itself out! LOL
Jeff - I promise not to try to hook up with you. However, should you clone yourself, please put your cloned self on the next plane to California. Thanks!
JT - I’m not really expecting to find my “wish” guy by having done this, but you’re absolutely right- it’s good to put into perspective what I really want so I can weed ‘em out quickly. lol
Susan - Self-supporting is a good one! I did assume that in the “have a job” thing, but I guess I shouldn’t assume! ha ha
JD - Yeah, I can’t marry Jeff. But I might have to wait for his clone!
Tim - LOL Thank you for cheering me on. Lord knows I need all the support I can get! And that was also fabulous insight- making room in my life for “him” whenever he comes along. I’d always just kind of squeezed them in, but perhaps he’ll be needing his own space.
Natural - She’ll need lots of hormones and a sex change. LOL
Fashion - Unless she’s YOU! LOL
Marvin - I think I will take your advice. I have the list on my BlackBerry too so that way I can always read it whenever I want to, and add to it as well. You’re so smart!
Violin - If it takes forever… I’ll wait.
Thanks for leaving a comment!
Ann - That’s right! I will dream big! Thank you for the comment!
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:45 am
That may be, but be wary of the ones that seem clean and then you discover later - much later - that not showering for 2 or 3 days at a time is commonplace.
GROSS.
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July 22nd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Oh, ICK! I’ve never dated anyone that didn’t shower daily… I guess I took that for granted. I will not anymore! lol
ICK!
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Trust me, it’s NOT FUN!!!!
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
That list describes me except for liking animals. The only animal I have any use for is the Tapir.